State Senate leadership has committed to addressing antisemitism in our schools this year, and all parties have agreed to postpone the hearing until August to strengthen the bill and ensure it’s done right. [David Bocarsly]
Showdown Delayed on Bill to Curb Antisemitism in Schools Read More »
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The Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC) and leading Jewish organizations across California are deeply disappointed by the California Teachers Association’s (CTA) hypocritical and misleading opposition to Assembly Bill 715 (Zbur, Addis) – a landmark bill to combat antisemitism in our schools. [Press Release]
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In Glastonbury, England, a British punk band called Bob Vylan led thousands of fans in chanting “Death, death to the IDF” on Saturday, June 28, the first time this hostile slogan was publicly uttered. [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Former Congresswoman Lynn Schenk (D-San Diego) has released her correspondence with the San Diego County Bar Association prompted by that organization’s continued support of the Pride Festival even after San Diego Pride refused a request to disinvite Kehlani, a public antisemite. [SDJW staff report]
The unique character of the American system, built into the Constitution, is its ability to change, to grow. [Jerry Klinger]
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The report promotes a deeply biased narrative that ignores the complex realities on the ground—including the ongoing threat of terrorism faced by Israeli civilians and the continued captivity of over 50 hostages held by Hamas—and lacks the neutrality, rigor and fairness expected of any UN report. [Press Release]
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In one case, the brief alleges that Concord-Carlisle administrators proposed removing the Jewish student from the classroom and all social settings under a so-called “safety plan” that would have placed the student in independent studies and virtual classes while leaving the perpetrators in place. And in another instance, the school’s DEIB director downplayed concerns about the use of a word “kike”– a well-known antisemitic slur – as merely a “microaggression.” [Press Release]
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According to the complaint, bullies taunted the parents’ 11-year-old daughter for being “Israeli,” and called Jews “baby killers,” and said they deserved to die because of what is happening in Gaza. Pointing at the other children, the bullies told their daughter that everyone at the school is against Jews and Israel, which is why they hate you. [Press Release]
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After the establishment of the Nazi regime, Klemperer began keeping a diary about the “language of the Third Reich” – Lingua Tertii Imperii (Latin titles). After the war, based on these diaries, he compiled a book dedicated to LTI, which he called The Philologist’s Diary. This book brought him fame and became a “monument of Holocaust literature.” [Alex Gordon]
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I am excited to attend the San Diego County Fair this week with my “super cool teenagers” and check out the animals. My heart will melt if there are any rabbits to pet. However, I will get stared down when we get home from the smell of someone she hasn’t met, and she might ignore me until I change my clothes. [Cailin Acosta]
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Antisemitism, Cailin Acosta, Jewish Religion, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food, USAHe spent Oct. 8, 2023, neglecting to condemn Hamas’ massacre of 1,200 Jews in southern Israel but issued a statement that “a just and lasting peace can begin by ending the occupation and dismantling apartheid.” [Bruce S. Ticker]
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‘Take Me Out To The Ball Game’ was the 1908 team effort of two friends, Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer. Both men had musical backgrounds; Norworth’s Dad was the Choir Director at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. Von Tilzer was a Jewish man from Indianapolis who composed popular songs. [Jerry Klinger]
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Antisemitism, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Opinion, Sports & Competitions, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAThe Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Thursday called on all candidates for elected office, including those running in the New York City mayoral election, to disassociate themselves from and avoid using language that plays into antisemitic tropes and stereotypes. [Press Release]
Editor’s Note: On June 1, a terrorist pitched Molotov cocktails at a group of pro-Israel demonstrators advocating release of Israeli hostages from their confinement in Gaza. Mohamed Soliman subsequently was charged in federal court with 12 counts of committing a hate crime. By Jonathan Lev and David Paul BOULDER, Colorado — In times of heartbreak
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